Atari 5200 Manuals

NOTE: Always turn the console POWER switch OFF when
inserting or removing an ATARI Game program™ cartridge.

This will protect the electronic components and prolong
the life of your ATARI Video Computer System™ game.

Get ready to have a blasts

Your mission is to destroy the Castle hidden inside the Mothership.
Use your Vertical Trajectory Missiles (VTM’s) to blast the outer
defenses and expose the Castle for annihilation. Test your skill and
try to wipe out the enemy spaceships flying overhead. But be smart!
You can only fire one VTM at a time.

If you are successful, you will be promoted to the next level where
your enemy becomes more ruthless. Now you must avoid deadly
Focused Energy Beams (FEB's) fired from the Mothership and stars
appear in the sky to make targeting of the enemy spaceships more
difficult.

As your mission progresses to the next level, your heart will pound
as enemy tanks assault you from the ground. Keep your trigger-finger
ready and destroy them using your Horizontal Trajectory Missiles
(HTM’s). But don't stray from your primary objective. Destroy the
Castle ... before it's too late!

Using the Controller

Plug one 5200 controller firmly into jack 1
for this one-player game.

Use your joystick to move the ship left or
right. Use the lower fire button to fire your
Vertical Trajectory Missile (VTM’s) or, the
upper fire button to fire your Horizontal
Trajectory Missile (HTM’s).

Control Keys

Press START to begin the game.

Press PAUSE to freeze the action; Press
PAUSE a second time to resume the play.
Press RESET (when game over) to restart
your game.

Press * to see your initials printed on the
screen - if you have the Special Edition
version of the game.

Scoring

Hitting Mothership’s shield: 1
H itti ng a n u ppe r spacesh ip: 20
Hitting a ground level tank: 20
Hitting the castle: 80

Helpful Hints

- Score as many points as you can
in level 1, as the falling missile does
not follow your location.

- Learn to use your HTM as its behavior
changes with the levels.

- Score 1000 points to get one more ship.

- Haven’t found the easier egg yet?

Try harder...

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